Wing Commander Fowler.....
What-ho!
This is a fairly common snag that comes up regularly on the 'e-mail problems' front; bit limited on time at the moment to dive into the web and refresh my memory on what it's all about. ...Instead, if you are thinking of a "move on again", might I suggest making a clean sweep and purchasing a domain name?. ...Only a couple of quid a year.
Rightly or wrongly, someone suggested to me a year or so ago that one is far less susceptible to spam with such, unlike any address with 'freeserve' or 'aol' (for example) in it.
e.g.:
(name)@wingcommanderfowler.co.uk. ...Only personal opinion, but I think a 'dot net' address is better for pure e-mail:
(name)@wingcommanderfowler.net
I can honestly say I have had less than half a dozen bits of spam since inception in February (unlike the previous blitz on AOL); and that is with the spam filter that comes with the running of it,
off.
By 'running it' I mean using a reputable firm like
1&1 to purchase your domain name and then running your mail (69p per month!) through their Pop 3/SMTP servers
irrespective of your ISP. ...Everything is scanned also for viruses well back in the system, before it gets to you.
Only a suggestion; worked for me. ...Another 'plus' is the fact that once you have a domain name you can change your ISP as many times as you like, without the bother of changing your e-mail address.